In 1969 I saw James Earl Jones in "The Great White Hope" with Jane Alexander. It was one of the last performances before the show closed, and 42 years later I still remember the power of that performance.

If you're an actor, watching a master teaches you how to be smoother, more honest, and more trusting. Sometimes when actors audition, we're a little too big, and we don't realize that being more subtle is essential to acting. It really is just being.